Camera policies held up by privacy, litigation concerns
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 06, 2016
In the battle of pros and cons for placing cameras in resident rooms, the potential negative legal and privacy implications are winning out with most providers, new research shows.
Ruling might give operators a new bankruptcy incentive
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2015
A Florida nursing facility targeted for termination of its Medicare and Medicaid provider agreements was allowed to stay open due to a “milestone” bankruptcy court ruling.
Higher regulatory demands, money for hospice providers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2011
When others were sweating out funding threats or declines, hospice providers were able to enjoy the announcement of a 2.5% rise in Medicare payments for fiscal 2012. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid...
Bundled payment initiative for providers coming: CMS
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2011
Post-acute care providers will be among those affected under a new initiative that will provide bundled Medicare payments.
Presidential hopeful works shift as facility nursing aide
By
James M. Berklan
May 09, 2007
Nursing homes and their workers received an unprecedented jolt of exposure recently when presidential candidate John Edwards decided to work a morning shift as a nurse’s aide at a New York facility.
Admin, DON salaries rise at a slower clip
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 08, 2006
Nursing home administrators hit a record high national median salary this year, and so did directors of nursing. But each group saw a slowdown in momentum that built last year.
Provider to pay $3 million in ambulance-swapping case
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 04, 2016
Federal authorities believe they have broken new ground by leveraging a $3.2 million settlement with a provider for its part in an alleged fraudulent ambulance service scheme.
Feds recover $10 million in incorrect Medicaid payouts
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2014
Federal investigators recovered more than $10 million in incorrect Medicaid payments made to nursing homes in 2013, an annual review shows.
Nurse sues facility over live hostage drill
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2014
A nurse who said she was not warned that she would be threatened and “taken hostage” by a gunman during an emergency preparedness drill is suing her former Colorado nursing home employer for...
CMS wants tighter oversight for Medicare prescriptions
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has seen enough and wants to gain more control over drug-prescribing practices for the Medicare Part D program.